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Amenities Villars-sur-Ollon

last updated: April 21, 2009

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1200 m
Inhabitants - total: 3000
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 1 1/2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 27
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 1650
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 8000
Group lodging - total beds: 500
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Concerts, regularly organized yes
 
Families / children - all year round
Quality label 'Families Welcome' yes
 
Other information all year round
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 300
Mountain railways - info phone: 024 495 81 13
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1200 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2100 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 7
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2000 m
Cogwheel trains in summer - total: 1
Gondolas in summer - total: 2
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 300 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 130 km marked
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL http://www.villars.ch
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.tele-villars-gryon.ch/site/tvg/webcam.aspx
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Villars-Gryon
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1300 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 3000 m
Price one day pass adult 49 CHF
Price one day pass children 32 CHF
Ski bus yes
Snow sports school (phone.) 024 495 22 10
Season starts on: 19.12.2009
Season ends on: 11.04.2010
Local transport installations in winter - total: 36
Subregional transport installations - total: 72
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 3000 m
Cable-cars - total: 3
Snow conveyor - number: 3
Cogwheel trains - total: 1
Gondolas - total: 3
Chairlifts - total: 8
Skilifts - total: 24
Babylift - Number: 5
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 024 495 81 13
Name mesurepoint Station Villars
Point of measure ski area bottom 1200 m
Point of measure ski area top 1800 m
Number of slopes: 67
Local ski slopes 100 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 5 km
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 225 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 50 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 42 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 8 % advanced
Alpine ski area surface 2600000 m2:
Carving-slopes 100 km, sectioned off and marked
Slope with powder snow(Freeride) 0 km checked and marked
Telemark slope 0 km sectioned off and marked
Moghul slopes 0 km marked
Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: 1
Snow-/Boardercross slopes 1 km marked
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: 2
Halfpipes - total: 1
Lowest Snowboardpark 1800 m
Highest Snowboardpark 3000 m
Lift for Snowboardpark yes
Snowboard - info phone: 024 495 81 13
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 024 495 81 13
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1200 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1800 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 57 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 57 km subregion
Skating slopes 57 km
Skating trails 57 km marked
Winter hiking trails 30 km marked and prepared
Highest winter hiking trail 1200 m
Snowshoe trail 35 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 024 495 81 13
Tobogganing installations - total: 1
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 2500
Total difference in altitude of all installations 200 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 1500 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 1500 m marked
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
 
Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.